 "Good Story, Poor Printing" | 2008-09-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3A0KLLQXPAWBZ |
| It's been mentioned before, but the quality of the printing for this book is pretty poor. Honestly, I wouldn't have even minded the poor paper quality if the book side had simply been increased by about 2 inches on either side, but as is, things are pretty cramped and a lot of the detail is lost. So if you're picky, be warned.br /br /If you've seen the movie, then you know what to expect here. There are some small changes, but for the most part, the book and the movie are pretty much parallel. I'm sure you've heard that Moore whined about the movie, and I was expecting to see a lot more differences, but no. The tone is really the same, the plot is the same, Moore was being silly.br /br /I'd say this is take or leave if you've seen the movie. But if you liked the movie and want to get a slightly different take on the V story, or you haven't seen the film at all, check this one out. |
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 "Intelligent Grim Story." | 2008-09-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2YT7VT450QMN |
| Blood and Rainbr /Blood for the Massesbr /br /Originally published in SavageNight Ezine.br /br /V For Vendettabr /bybr /Alan Moore David Lloydebr /br /Reviewed bybr /B.L.Morganbr /br /4 Starsbr /br /The first time I saw the cover of V For Vendetta I picked it up, flipped through a few pages and put it back down. At first glance the graphic novel looked ignorant as hell to me. I was guilty of judging a book by its cover. br /br /After I practically exhausted the supply of graphic novels at my local library I took V For Vendetta home and was treated to an incredibly intelligent grim story. br /br /V For Vendetta takes place in a world very similar to Orwell's 1984. In the England of this future a powerful dictatorship holds citizens in an iron-fisted grip. V is a terrorist; A man or woman experimented on by the government, who is planting bombs and propaganda to topple the all powerful state. br /br /The story is told primarily through the eyes of a sixteen year old girl who is rescued by V from government thugs who were going to rape and kill her. She was just about to sell her body for the first time to get money for food when her first customer turned out to be a cop from a unit named The Finger. br /br /The art in V For Vendetta is dark and gritty. It matches the subject matter perfect. The top officials in the government of V's England are all twisted power-hungry, corrupt, evil, leaches. All they live for is to subjugate the masses. All that V lives for is to wake up the masses and set them free. br /br /V For Vendetta is a powerful graphic novel. Moore and Lloyde crafted a disturbing vision of a world where the vast majority of people are sheep to be herded around by the few in control. The thing that most disturbed me about V For Vendetta was how much their England of the future resembles the America of today. br /br /I highly recommend V For Vendetta and whether or not you choose to read this graphic novel always be aware of one thing. The technology that is easily available today in America can either be used to help keep us free or enslave us all. |
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 "Excellent and chilling" | 2008-09-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2XP4SB0E5KP0Q |
| Yet another perfectly crafted authoritarian horror story, reminiscent of Brave New World or 1984. Plotting, pacing, artwork, all top notch. A must read for everyone. |
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| "Don't read this with a closed mind" | 2008-08-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3HGYCC3Q1XPHL |
If you encountered the movie first and are merely following up on the book, keep one thing in mind. This is how the story was originally intended.
Initially, when I read that Alan Moore was not happy about how the movie turned out, I was puzzled. However, after going back and reading this original Graphic Novel, I now understand why. The movie (while providing for it's intended effect) leaves a multitude of things out.
The story is much more complicated and the characters are provided much more depth herein. In fact, anarchy aside, I would say that this graphic novel is a completely different story. It's a must grab. |
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| "classic" | 2008-08-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2IHKL4JB00SLF |
| Is the warning of this classic tale all that far off from the big brother induced haze some of the west is seeping into currently? A must read. |
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| "Moore Might Know Better..." | 2008-08-07 |
| - Reviewed By cashjgps |
I find myself more compelled to write this review based upon Mr. Bernabo's "insightful review". He claims that fascism means that "the ends justify the means". Well...not exactly. That is more Machiavelli than anything else. Fascism simply means that the state is put above else; one must have a religious-like admiration for their country to qualify as fascist. An anarchist can believe that their ends justify the means (i.e. killing innocents to ensure chaos) just as a statist can believe the same thing (much more noticeable, as many fasicsts/communists have killed to maintain their order).
Okay, with that aside, let me just say that this is a good work. It portrays a direct contrast between anarchy and totalitarianism, with the extreme V representing the former and Adam Susan as a symbol of the latter. We are reflected by Evey Hammond, who is able through her journey to make her own mind about it all, and who we are meant to sympathize with.
Ultimately, as much as I dislike Alan Moore (and believe him to be highly overrated, seriously comic-book nerds, go read Moby-Dick or something) this is a fine work. If at least it makes you pause and think about our world, even if you dismiss the ideas afterward, it has accomplished one of its goals. |
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| "V for Vendetta Graphic Novel" | 2008-06-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2NPY1QS0L3IOE |
| The V for Vendetta Graphic Novel is an astounding book. It is the depiction of the movie (if you watched it first like I did) and it is a more in-depth look at Codename V. I recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of: V for Vendetta the motion picture, graphic novels, or even comic books. (since it so closely relates to one) |
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 "A masterpiece, but poorly printed." | 2008-06-18 |
| - Reviewed By bushidogus |
An otherwise five stars rating, if not for the shameful low quality of the paper and printing.
More than a review, a warning...
...so beware, for this is artwork far from its original shine and luster.
Since this is a masterpiece no one should be without,no matter what, buy it.
Another reviewer has pointed out that there are quality editions around. So keep this one only until you get one of those.
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| "Wonderful Book, but" | 2008-05-06 |
| - Reviewed By loewroad |
| The book, like the movie, is astounding. But... Perhaps, either too jaded by the movie or not enough of a fan of the graphic novel, there is something missing in the novel that makes the movie so wonderful... I believe that too much is given away in the book at the beginning that is left a mystery until the very end, if ever, of the movie, and with that knowledge the book is somewhat dampened. Still absolutely worth read. |
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| "The Texture of Vichysoisse" | 2008-04-30 |
| - Reviewed By kevinkillian |
Jazzed by the movie, I bought the book and then let it sit around for a couple of years while other matters took precedence. Maybe I should have struck while the iron was hot because when I took up V FOR VENDETTA recently it seemed listless and drawn out to an excruciating degree. That said, I must admit that if I hadn't have seen the film I might have been more taken by Alan Moore's concept and David Lloyd's execution. It's great to have a comic dealing so openly and forcefully with anarchy-related materials, but if you ask me, the movie upped the ante in every respect; the movie made the Shadow Gallery the palace of art, music and culture it was meant to be, the privations of the outside world more real, more chilling.
I know people say that the movie is inferior in that V and Evey are more heroic and lack the complex moral shadings the book gives them. But what some see as "complex moral shadings" others might view as maddeningly etiolated monologues with no visible point. The chief plot twist is kept in the movie, where it's just as unbelievable--that V would torment Evey strikes me as absurd--but luckily some of the cheaply conceived, lackluster "Advise and Consent"-style subplots of the book were dropped entirely. The inner torment of Rose Almond for example. Moore does his best to make her struggle interesting but, well, it's not. Ditto with the sexual power games of Helen Heyer. Could anything be duller than this allegedly Marat-Sade affair? Later on, Moore got good at writing about women but here he's all ideas, ideas ill-suitedly sharing a bed with a wanky titillation.
And please, like everyone else I must register a protest against the horrible printing of the book. You can barely make out what's happening in fully a quarter of the pages. They should give you at least 25 per cent off the cover price, for 25 per cent is illegible, murky, muddy. They should be ashamed to offer this as a product. |
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